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spandexcatsuit t1_ixj9ko3 wrote

Reply to comment by wessex464 in Huge problem with Spectrum customer service. by RealMainer

Ahem. Fidium, consolidated.

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wessex464 t1_ixj9r8v wrote

Many of us don't have an alternative to spectrum yet. It's good to see fiber rolling out, but for many of us we get to sit and watch.

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IStealWaffles t1_ixseblu wrote

I have Consolidated and holy fuck it's terrible.

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spandexcatsuit t1_ixsjd0n wrote

In what way? I switched to them in two locations and it’s fine, but the small business install process was a complete shit show, with billing “errors” and reinstalls that wasted my time, and the home setup used the wrong Wi-Fi boosters that somehow constantly reset my tv apps which was annoying until I got the boosters replaced. Even with that hassle, I am delighted to be paying half of what I was paying and getting my internet needs met without giving Spectrum another cent, hopefully ever again in my life.

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IStealWaffles t1_ixt04vu wrote

Consolidated in eastern Washington county is almost unusable in many areas. The fastest speed we can get is 7 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up. Network reliability is also horrible, with frequent outages.

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spandexcatsuit t1_ixt0unt wrote

That’s too bad. What’s your alternative then, starlink?

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IStealWaffles t1_ixt116c wrote

Starlink or 4G LTE (we don't have 5G here). There's also traditional satellite Internet, but ew

A fiber company (Pioneer Broadband) is deploying a fiber network here, but that's still a work in progress.

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